Democrats are more likely than Republicans to unfriend someone with dissenting political views on social media, according to nonpartisan research group PRRI.

Findings from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization concluded that 24 percent of Democrats have deleted a person from their social media account for having opposing political views following the 2016 election, versus only 9 percent of Republicans.

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The survey, which analyzed more than 1,000 people, also found that 28 percent of self-identified liberals versus 8 percent of conservatives have unfriended someone whom they disagree with politically.

Democratic women are the most likely of all groups to block a person on social media for having different opinions, and three out of 10 participants admit to doing so.

Four in 10 consistent liberals (44 percent) have blocked or deleted someone on Facebook with conflicting political views, while 31 percent of consistent conservatives and 26 percent of all users have done the same.

According to the findings, conservatives are more likely than the average Facebook user to see political views on the social media network that align with their own (47 percent), while consistent liberals view a relatively wider range of opinions (32 percent).